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Morning Report: Vehicle fire Moorpark

Friday, May 9, 2008
CHP reports single-vehicle fire on Highway 118. Full story »

Ventura College earns first state title in men's tennis

Thursday, May 8, 2008
The Ventura College men's tennis team clinched its first state championship Thursday afternoon. Full story »

Fire season starts Monday

Thursday, May 8, 2008
High fire season in Los Padres National Forest will begin Monday, when new fire prevention rules take effect. Full story »

Lottery for affordable housing opens in Moorpark

Thursday, May 8, 2008
The Moorpark City Council unanimously approved Wednesday the opening of another affordable housing lottery for low-income residents and first-time homebuyers in the city. Full story »

President Bush signs public lands bill

Thursday, May 8, 2008
President Bush signed into law Thursday a comprehensive public lands bill that calls for a federal study on possibly expanding the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Full story »

Accused school shooter's arraignment postponed until June

Thursday, May 8, 2008
The arraignment of 14-year-old Brandon McInerney, who is accused of shooting a schoolmate in the head in February, is expected to be postponed today until June. Full story »

Indictment unsealed in case of accused murderer

Thursday, May 8, 2008
Prosecutors on Thursday unsealed the indictment against Calvin Sharp, who is accused of killing 6-year-old Sev'n Molina with a meat clever in August in Newbury Park. Full story »

Woman airlifted to hospital after solo crash

Wednesday, May 7, 2008
A woman was airlifted to a local hospital this afternoon after a vehicle she was driving crashed in Agoura Hills. Full story »

Camarillo woman survives PCH crash

Wednesday, May 7, 2008
A 40-year-old Camarillo woman was taken to St. John's Regional Medical Center in Oxnard today after the minivan she was driving plunged off an embankment along the Pacific Coast Highway north of Sycamore Canyon, the California Highway Patrol reported. Full story »

Bus driver arrested on suspicion of molesting autistic boy

Wednesday, May 7, 2008
A school bus driver was arrested this morning in Thousand Oaks on suspicion of molesting a 14-year-old Moorpark boy with autism, Ventura County sheriff's officials said. Full story »

Man sentenced to life in prison for killing men

Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Convicted killer Jimmy Hunter on Wednesday was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for killing two Oxnard men in 2005. Full story »

Board makes little progess in search for new superintendent

Wednesday, May 7, 2008
The Ventura County Board of Education will discuss hiring a firm to help
search for a new superintendent Tuesday night. Full story »

Black bear spotted in Meiners Oaks

Wednesday, May 7, 2008
A black bear was spotted in a tree in Meiners Oaks this morning but apparently has returned to the wild unharmed, authorities said. Full story »

Amgen retains its lead in Corporate Games

Tuesday, May 6, 2008
After four weeks of competition, Amgen continues its march toward victory in the 2008 Corporate Games organized by the city of Ventura. Full story »

Overcrowding, substandard housing topic at Council meeting

Tuesday, May 6, 2008
The problem of overcrowding and substandard housing in Oxnard is set for discussion at the City Council tonight, with Councilman Tim Flynn saying he will urge his colleagues to increase the number of code compliance officers in the 2008-2009 budget. Full story »
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